up to now; nowadays
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
up to now; until now; so far
formalIndicates a duration extending from a past point to the present. Often used in formal or literary contexts.
Gù故
xiāng乡
yī一
bié别
，
yú于
jīn今
shí十
zǎi载
。
Ten years have passed since we parted in our hometown.
Wǒ我
men们
xiāng相
shí识
yú于
jīn今
yǐ已
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
nián年
。
We have known each other for twenty years now.
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Yú于
jīn今
wéi为
zhǐ止
，
wǒ我
men们
shàng尚
wèi未
shōu收
dào到
zhèng正
shì式
dá答
fù复
。
Up to now, we have not yet received a formal response.
noun
the present time; nowadays; these days
neutralFunctions as a temporal noun referring to the current era. Often appears as the subject or adverbial modifier.
Zhè这
chéng城
shì市
jiàn建
shè设
de得
fēi非
cháng常
kuài快
，
yú于
jīn今
yǐ已
kàn看
bù不
chū出
yuán原
lái来
de的
miàn面
mào貌
。
This city has been developed so rapidly that its original appearance can no longer be seen nowadays.
Yú于
jīn今
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
gèng更
xí习
guàn惯
shǐ使
yòng用
yí移
dòng动
zhī支
fù付
。
Young people these days are more accustomed to using mobile payments.
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Yú于
jīn今
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
shǒu手
yì艺
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
Nowadays, this kind of traditional craft is rarely seen.